It also has some of the land deemed by the county as wetlands, and I am calling the building dept. tommorow to see if I could add some fill to the property,a nd make sure its buildableany advice?

I'm an agent in Orange County.

The things I can think of so far are as followed:1-Record a Memorandum of Contract--do this through the county court.2- Pay the sellers mortgage directly, through a loan servicing company.What else can I do?

., and Orange County areas, so if anyone else is a California REI, feel free to contact me, I'd like to network with all of you.

County records will show it a lis pendens, notice of default or whatever it is in your area has been filed.

There are plenty and they are provided by the government.Check out:http://www.biggerpockets.com/county-assessor.html

For NJ, sales come in monthly, although in some counties there might be delays of up to 2 months (example: Bergen).

Lee County Lee County SFR Sales August 2008: 710 Lee County SFR Sales August 2007: 424 Active listings Lee County 11567 We absorbed 6% of the Inventory 73 Percent Increase Month over Month in Sales Lehigh Acres Lehigh Acres August 2008: 124 Lehigh Acres August 2007: 61 Active Listings Lehigh Acres 2730 We absorbed 5% of the Inventory 103 percent increase Month over Month in Sales Cape Coral Cape Coral August 2008: 378 Cape Coral August 2007: 184 Active listings in Cape Coral 4293 We absorbed 9% of the Inventory 105% Increase Month over Month in Sales Fort Myers Fort Myers August 2008: 113 Fort Myers August 2007: 132 Active listings Fort Myers 2803 We absorbed 4% of the Inventory Final Notes Sales are up Year over Year.

I am having a little trouble getting an absentee homeowner list in Lake county CA.

well addressed personalized letters to homeowners. go to your county's public records online and look up "Lis Pendens".